Across
- 4. life in city or marketplace; used as meeting place
- 9. a type of government in which people rule themselves
- 10. Greek leader who led the Athens government from 460BC to 429BC when he died
- 11. only few people have power over a country or city
- 12. short stories that teach the reader lessons about life or give advice on how to live
- 13. who was the queen of the gods and goddesses?
- 16. What were the Istanbul in Turkey, Marseillaise in France, and Naples in Italy?
- 17. what is a white, winged horse that was turned into a constellation?
- 18. What people did not speak the Greek language?
- 20. a woman who is a famous lyric poet and her poems are emotional and beautiful
Down
- 1. what was the epic poem that told of the last years of the Trojan War?
- 2. a poet who wrote two great epic poems which describes the deeds of great heroes
- 3. what is a body of stories about gods and heroes that explain how the world works?
- 5. what is the goddess of love and wisdom?
- 6. what Greek leader brought democracy to Athens?
- 7. what is a place where the Greeks visited to get advice from the goddess Apollo who spoke to a women priest that gave the answers to the people?
- 8. who was the king of gods or the ruler of mankind?
- 14. what island did the Minoans live on?
- 15. marked by great achievements
- 19. what was the first Greek city-state to develop a democracy?